A3

The band’s full name is Alabama 3, and is a reference to the the Alabama 2, victims of a lynch-mob administering summary southern white justice in 1930's America, the members being heavily involved with organizations such as Miscarriages of Justice. The band is known as A3 in the US after objections to the use of their full name from country band Alabama. The band members have adopted the surname “Love”–Very Reverend Dr D. Wayne Love (real name Jake Black), Larry Love (real name Robert Spragg).